NEW GLOUCESTER — Carrie Castonguay of Jay was hired by the Board of Selectmen to replace Town Manager Paul First, who resigned from his post on April 2. She will begin her duties May 15 at a salary of $68,000. Castonguay held the town manager post for the town of Belgrade since March 2016. Prior […]
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New Gloucester honors manager; successor named this week
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday paid tribute to outgoing Town Manager Paul First, whose last day in office is Tuesday. First served as town planner for seven years before being named interim town manager and then permanent town manager for the past three and a half years. His replacement is expected to be named […]
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First officially announces resignation as manager
NEW GLOUCESTER — Town Manager Paul First, who told selectmen privately last week he is resigning effective April 4, announced it publicly at Monday night’s board meeting. “It has been a difficult decision for me,” he read from a news release. “New Gloucester is a wonderful community. I’ve been given tremendous opportunity, first as town […]
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Former New Gloucester worker loses bid for damages
PORTLAND — A judge this week ruled against a former New Gloucester deputy treasurer and bookkeeper who sued the town seeking damages related to those jobs. Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Nancy Mills presided over a two-day bench trial in Portland in December 2015; she filed her ruling Tuesday. Sandra Sacco, 56, who now lives […]
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New Gloucester selectmen get school budget info
NEW GLOUCESTER — School Administrative District 15 Superintendent Bruce Beasley updated selectmen Monday on the schedule for voting on the 2016-17 budget. The school board will vote on it May 4 and district residents on May 26. The validation referendum is set for June 14. The budget is $24.51 million, an increase of $496,991, or […]
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New deputy treasurer, fire chief selected
NEW GLOUCESTER — Two key positions, deputy treasurer and fire chief, have been filled, New Gloucester Town Manager Paul First said Thursday. Laurie-Anne Wilson of Gray assumed her duties on Jan. 11 as the town’s deputy treasurer, replacing Harry Childs, who left in late December to take a similar position with the town of Turner, First said. […]
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Judicial settlement to decide New Gloucester bookkeeper’s job
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen Laura Sturgis and Steven Libby will accompany Town Manager Paul First to the Cumberland County courthouse on Wednesday for a closed-door judicial settlement conference on the Sandra Sacco lawsuit against the town of New Gloucester. Maine Municipal Association appointed an attorney to the case to represent the town using insurance. Sacco, […]